1. Introduction to Human Development

2. The Major Concerns of Science
Human Development
Opposing processes of being becoming someone different
While remaining in some respects that same person over an extended period of time

3. continue Continuity and Change in Development
Nature has no fixed entities, only transitions and transformations
Change – biological, psychological, and emotional-social
Life-span and human development
Long-term sequence and patterns of change
Life is also continuity
Same gender, biological, gender-roles, thought process gives us identity and stability

4. The Study of Human Development
Orderly and sequential change that occur with the passage of time as an organism moves from conception to death
Human development
Becoming something different while remaining the same
Developmental Psychology
Individual change with time while remaining in some respects the same

5. The Goal of Developmental Psychologist
1. To describe changes that typically occur across the lifespan 2. To explain these changes, to specify the determinants of developmental change 3. To predict developmental changes 4. To be able to use their knowledge to intervene in the course of events in order to control them

6. Framework for Studying Development
Divided into categories by clustering components
1. The Major Domain of development
2. The Process of Development
3. The Context of Development
4. The Timing of Development

7. The Major Domains of Development
Cognitive Development – change in mental activity
Emotional-Social Development – changes in individual's personality, emotions, and relationships
Physical Development – changes in the body

8. The Process of Development
Growth
Metabolic process with in us – increase in size, increase in cells
Learning
Preprogramming of pattern of behaviors
Maturation
Permanent modification in behavior that results from the individual’s experience in the environment

9. The Context of Development
Ecological approach (definition)
4 levels
Microsystem – network of social relationships and physical setting
Mesosystem – interrelationship among the various settings in which the developing person lives
Exosystem – external environment
Macrosystem – cultural patterns of a society that are expressed in family, education, economic, political, and religious system
Look at samples

10. The Timing of Developmental Events
Normative – age graded influences
Normative history – graded influences historical factors that occurred
Nonnormative life events – turning points at which people change some direction in their lives
Generational activity

11. Partitioning the Life Span: Cultural and Historical Perspectives
Divided into age strata
Reflect social definition
Vary by culture
Historical period
Age is master status
Changes in roles accompanied by age
Social responsibility
Behavioral expectations from society for age strata are social norms

12. United States Life-Span Development
Prenatal development
Infancy
Childhood
Adolescence
Adulthood
Emerging adult (new one just being added)
Early Adult
Middle Adult
Late Adult
Old age
Young-old age (newly divided)
Old-old age

13. Theories of Development
Humanistic Theory
Abraham Maslow
Hierarchy of Needs
Lawrence Kohlberg
Stages of Moral Reasoning
Cognitive Theories
Jean Piaget
Cognitive stages
Albert Bandura
Cognitive Learning
Sociocultural Theory
Lev Vygotsky
Sociocultural theory
Psychoanalytic Theories
Sigmund Freud
Psychosexual Theory
Structure of Personality
Erik Erikson
Psychosocial Theory
Behavioral Theories
Ivan Pavlov
Classical Conditioning
Operant Conditioning
B.F. Skinner

14. Assignment Choose 1 theorists to research and present
Prepare a presentation about the theorist and theory
Prepare a graphic organizer or outline describing the theory
Include vocabulary (see me for words associated with theorist)
Be ready to present on time.
If you have questions, ask. Don’t wait.